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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING BLOCK MATCHES.

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G GRISEL & F SEVERIO MACHINE PCRWRAPPINC BLOCK MATCHES.

No. 477,362. Patented June 21 1892.

UNH-ED STATES 'Y PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GRISEL AND FRANK SEVERIO, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH D. CASE, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FoR WRAPPI'NG nl oeK-lvlATcl-llas.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersL Patent No. 477,362, dated June 21, 1892. Application filed February 18I 1891. Serial No. 381,968. (No model.)

To all whom it may coitcern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE GRISEL and FRANK SEVERIO, citizens of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Wrapping Block-Matches; and we hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

Our invention relates to the class of wrapping-machines, and especially to that wrapping-machine exemplified by Letters Patent of the United States No. 419,851, dated January 21, 1890, granted to George Grisel, the particular object of which machine is to wrap the paper around the eompositioii ends of block-matches. These matches are ordinary sulphur-matches, made in splints formed by splitting or cutting l,blocks of wood down a certain distance, so that the splints all hold together by a web below. It is usual to wrap with paper the upper or composition ends of the blocks to protect them.

Our present invention consists in certain improvements, hereinafter fully described and specifically claimed, upon that machine described and illustrated in the above-named Letters Patent, and to which reference may be had for a more perfect understanding of the present case. y

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of our invention, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of the machine, showing our several improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the twisting mechanism, the ingers being closed. Fig.3 is an elevation of same, the fingers being open. Fig. 4 is a plan view. Fig. 5 is a detail of the spring-directing plate q and its adjunets. Fig. 6 is a side View of the same. Fig. 7 is a detail showing in perspective the ngerj engaging the severed edge 0f the paper.

Te have not deemed it necessary in the present case to show the complete machine, as much of it remains the same as the machine heretofore patented by George Grisel;

but we have shown sufcient to convey a perfeet understanding of our present improvements. There is a bed-plate to the machine fron..which rises a vertical pin a, upon which `is mounted and adapted to be rotated thel holder-carrier wheel B, a portion of which is here shown. This wheel is provided with a cogged rim b, with which a pinion on the lower end of the drive-shaft C meshes. The lupper end ot' said shaft C is provided with a pulley c or other device for transmitting power. By means of this pulley and the vertical shaft C and the pinion below the holder- 'carrying wheel B is rotated.

D are the holders for the match-blocks. These are similar in every respect to those heretofore patented, and may be Vbrietiy described as four-sided sockets, one of the sides d being hinged, so that it formsa flap to open and close the holder, and said flap has a clamp N and a cam-lug d5. Springs d on the side iof the holder hold the` iap either open or `jclosed. The holders have downwardlyextending spindles passing through the carrier- `wheel and are provided with pinions d3 on the lower ends and also with fixed curved guides d4, as heretofore.

Secured firmly to the upright cent-er pin a at a point below the holder-carrying wheel is.

iixed a guide-wheel E, against the rim of which the guides of the holder-spindles move, whereby the spindles of the holders are held in a xed position for a portion of their revolution. This guide-wheel is the same as in the patent referred to and need not be herein fully illustrated.

Upon one portion of the rim of the guidewheel is a curved rack c', with which the pinions of the holder-spindles engage when they reach said rack, whereby the holders are given a rotaryv motion, as heretofore. From this construction it follows that as the carrierwheel is revolved it carries all the holders with it, said holders remaining stationary throughout the greater portion of the revolution, and only turning when they reach 'the rack portion of the guide-wheel. This turning is taken advantage of to effect the wrapping of the paper about the block Z, whichis placed in the holder. y

Q is the roll of wrapping-paper, the end of which is brought around a guide-roll q and thence passes through a spring-directing plate q', in which position it lies directly against the side of the match-block and'A stands on ICO which point the operation of the machine is the saine as that heretofore patented) then the cutting apparatus comes into play to cut tlie paper off into the proper length for that particular block.

Ourpresent cutting apparatus is as follows: lt consists of two knives S and S. The knife Smakes a complete revolution iii a vertical plane and passes through and cuts the paper as it passes its lower vertical position. This knife is mounted upon a horizontalshaft s, which derives its motion by means of beveled pinions c2, operated from the power-shaft C. The opposing knife S is mounted upon a horizontal arm s', pivoted on a vertical pin s2 and controlled by a spring s4, said arm extending to and adapted to be engaged by a revolving pin s3,-carried bythe power-shaft C.

The operation is as follows: Just before the revolving knife reaches the paper the pin s3, coming in contact with the end of the arm s', forces said arm back, thereby throwing the knife S at the other end forward firmly against the paper. Then the revolving knife S cuts through the paper and begins to ascend,'while the vibrating knife is withdrawn by its spring, the end of its arm being relieved bythe pin s3. By this construction no provision need be made, as heretofore, in the case of a horizontally-revolvin g knife, to avoid any interference with the paper roll, as the revolvingknife clears it entirely, except where it traverses its path and cuts through it.

G is a fieXible strap similar to the strap of the former patent and against which therotating block bears as itwraps the paper upon itself, thereby insuring a close fit tothe block.

The twisting mechanism by which the up per projecting end of the paper is caught and twisted down onto the top of the block is as follows: H is an arm, the inner end of which is pivoted upon the central shaft or pin a, whereby said arm can swing through an arc horizontally. In the outer end of this arm is joiirnaled a stock I, which can rotate in itsn bearing. In the lower end of this stock arc carried the swinging fingers J. These consist o'f several bars, (here shown as four in number,)said bars having at their lower ends curved portions j, all turned in the same direction, and one of said fingers carries a wire These fingers are pivoted in the stock at j and their heads are formed with teeth jg. In a suitable groove j in each finger at a point just below its pivotal center is mounted an annular spring D7'4, completely encircling all the proach the oncoming fingers. The object of curvingthe lower ends of the fingers J, as stated, is to enable them to better bear upon and hold the paper in grasping it, and by being thus curved in the same direction they avoid interference and evenly and coinpactly press the paper all around. Fitted vertically and adapted to slide up and down in the stock I is a rod K, which passes upwardly through the stock and has a spring 7 upon its upper end, which serves to hold it up. The lower end of thisv rod 1s provided with teeth 7c', which engage the teeth on the heads of the fingers. The upper portion of the stock I is provided with a pinion c, which engages a fixed rack L. Upon the pulley of the power-shaft C is formed a cam-groovecs, in which is mounted a roller-stud m, carried by a link M, which is connected with the swinging arm H, and is guided at its other end by a groove m', fitting over the power-shaft. Upon the pulley c is also formed a cam-track C4, upon which is adapted to travel the roller end of a lever N', pivoted at n in the link M, and having its other end lying above and adapted to be pressed down .upon the rod K. The operation of these parts is as follows: As the match-block proceeds, being rotated by its holder, the roller end of the lever Ntravels upon the inclined plane or cam-track c4, whereby the other end of said leveris pressed down upon the rod K. This downward movement of the rod, through the engagement of its toothed lower end with the toothed 'heads o f the fingers, causes said fingers to rise in diverging arcs until they are spread out in horizontal radial planes and are lifted up by this spreading to a plane above the upper edge of the paper. In this position the upper spring k is compressed, and the lower encircling spring 7'4, being now raised by the fingers to a point 'a little above their pivotal centers, assists in Aholdin g said fingers in their elevated position. During this movement the roller-stud m of the link M is traveling outwardly in the cam-groove c3, whereby said link is moved, which effects the swinging of arm H and the stock l, thereby causing the fingers to apand wrapping matchblock-that is to say, thematch-block and fingers are moving in directions toward .each other, and as the finger-stock moves in this direction its pinion, engaging the fixed rack, lcauses the stock to rotate, this rotation, however, in this direction being of no importance. The movement toward each other continues until the match-block and the lower end of the stock have approached each other nearly to the vertical line, in which position the divergent fingers surround the upper end of the wrapping-paper. At this moment the roller end of the lever NV begins to descend from the cam-track c4, thereby raising its other end from the upper end of the rod K, and the spring of the rod now throws it upwardly, thereby, through its lower end with the fingers, causing said fingers to come down toward a vertical plane the engagement of u IOO IOS

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on converging lines. When they nearly reach this plane, they are directly over and completely surround the projecting end of the paper around the match-block, and as they reach the vertical plane they close in from all sides on the paper and clamp it in a compressed condition between them. The encircling springj4 holds them well in this position and clamps them on the paper. Now the linkstud m having reached the end of its movement, the link begins to return and'swings the arm Hwith the finger-stock on the return movement. Now by reason of the engagement of the pinion of the stock with the rack the fingers rotate, still clamping and holding the paper between them, and as they rotate in Vone direction and as the match-block holder rotates in the other direction the projecting end of the paperis rapidly andtightly twisted down upon the head of the matchblock. This continues until the end of the niovementis reached, when the first movement again takes place, the fingers opening and proceeding toward the next oncoming matchblock. The object of the wire j5 on the lower end of one of the fingers is to extend out to and engage the end ofthe paper and fold it closely in upon the block as the fingers begin to turn.

R is a weighted plunger, the end of which is above and is adapted to come down upon the top of the twisted paper on the match-block after it has left the twisting-fingers. This plunger is operated by means of a swinging lever r against a tappet i", of which a cam fr? operates, said cam being on a shaft r3, which derives its motion byl means of a pinion r4 on its lower end engaging the cogged rim of the liolder-carrying wheel. Now as the wrapped and twisted block approaches the plunger rises, and just when the block gets to a point directly under said plunger the latter is dropped and presses the twisted end of the paper down closely upon the match-block. The holder of the match-block is opened, as heretofore, by means of the cam-lug d5 of the hinged flap {Z- coining under a cam O, which presses it down, and thereby opens the hingefiap, and the match-block is thrown out of the holder by means of a small spring-wire V', which lies partly in the path of travel of the holder, its position being such that as the holder passes it, it is forced back, and at the moment the block is free, it is relieved of the holder and fiipsthe block out.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a machine for w-rapping block-matches, the means for cutting the paper strip into lengths, consisting of the vertically-revolving knife S, the horizontal rotary shaft carrying 1 said knife, the opposing vibrating knife S', the pivoted horizontal arm on which said knife S is carried, and mechanism from the power-shaft for rotating the horizontal shaft 2. In a machine for wrapping block-matches,

`the means for cutting the paper strip into lengths, consisting of the vertically-revolvin g knife S, the horizontal rotary shaft carrying said knife, the opposing vibrating kn1fe S the pivoted spring-controlled horizontal arm, :on which said knife S is carried, the powershaft C, gearing between said power-shaft and the horizontal shaft to rotate it, and the pin s3 on the power-shaft for effecting the V1- `bration of the horizontal arm, substantially as herein described.

3.'In a machine for wrapping block-matches, and in combination with traveling matchblock holders, a set of swinging and revolving fingers for grasping and twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, and a swinging arm carrying said tingers,`whereby they are moved to meet and then to accompany each advancing matchblock, substantially as herein described.

4. In a machinefor wrappingblock-matches, and in combination with traveling matchblock holders, a set of swinging and revolving fingers for grasping and twisting the projectving end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, a stock carrying said fingers, and geary ing to rotate the stock, substantially as herein described.

5. In a machine for wrapping block-matches, and in combination with traveling matchblock holders, a set of swinging and revolying fingers for grasping and twisting the project-v ing end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, a swinging arm, a stock carried bythe rotating the stock and causing the fingers to be moved to meet and then to accompany the advancing match-blocks, consisting of the pinion on the stock, the fixed rack with which lsaid pinion engages, and means for swinging the arm, substantially as herein described.

6. In amachine' for wrapping bloek-inatclies, and in combination with traveling matchblock holders, a set of swinging and revolving fingers for grasping and twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, a swinging arm, a stock carried by the arm and carrying the fingers, and means for rotating the stock and causing the fingers to be moved to meet and then to accompany the advancing match-blocks, consisting Aof the pinion on the stock, the fixed rack with' which said pinion engages, and means for swinging the arm, consisting of a rotating shaft, a camgroove on said shaft, and a link connected with the arm and engaging the cam-groove, substantially as herein described.

7. In a machine for wrapping block-matches, the set of fingers for twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the top of the match-block, said fingers having bent-lower IOO ' arm and carrying the fingers, and the means for IIO tially as herein described.

8. In a machine for wrapping block-matches, the set of lingers for twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the top of thev match-block, said fingers having bent lower ends curved in the same direction, one of said fingers having the wire for folding in the edge of the paper, substantially as herein described.

9. In a machine for wrapping block-matches, the set of swinging twister-fingers, means for opening and closing the same, and the encircling spring to assist in holding said fingers open and closed, substantially as herein described.

10. In a machine for wrapping blockmatches, the means for twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, consisting of the rotating stock, the set of fingers pivoted in its lower end and having toothed heads, and the verticallymovable rod vin said stock, having teeth engaging the toothed heads of the fingers, whereby they are spread and closed, and a swinging arm for said stock, whereby the fingers are brought to position over the matchblocks, substantially as herein described.

1l. In a machine for wrapping blockmatches, the means for twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, consisting of the rotating stock, the set of fingers pivoted in its lower end and having toothed heads, and the vertically-movable rod in said stock having teeth engaging the toothed heads of the fingers, whereby they are spread and closed, the spring to hold the rod up, the swinging lever N, bearing on the rod. to press it down, and the rotating shaft with cam-track to operate the lever N, and a swinging arm for said stock, whereby the fingersv are brought to position over the match-blocks, substantially as herein described.

12. In a machine for wrapping blockmatches, the` means for twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the matchblocks, consisting of the rotating stock, the set of fingers pivoted in its lower end and having toothed heads, the spring encircling said iingers, whereby they are held open and closed,

and the vertically-movable rod in said stock having teeth engaging the toothed heads of the fingers, whereby they are spread and closed, the spring to hold the rod up, the

swinging lever N, bearing on the rod to press it down, and the rotating shaft with cam-track to operate the lever N, substantially as herein described.

13. In a machine for wrapping blockmatches, and in combination with the series of traveling and rotating match-block holders, the means for twisting the projecting end of the paper down upon the blocks, consisting of the setI of swinging fingers, the stock carrying said fingers, the swinging arm carrying the stock, the fixed rack, the pinion on the stock engaging 'the rack for rotating said stock, the power-shaft C, having the camgrooves and the link connected with the swinging arm and operated by the cam-groove for swinging the arm and causing the stock and fingers to meet and to accompany the traveling blocks, the movable rod in the stock engaging the fingers for spreading and closing them, the spring for holding the rod up, the pivoted lever N, carried by the link for pressing the rod down,and the cam-track on the power-shaft for operating the lever, substantially'as herein described.

14. In a machine for Wrapping blockmatches, the revolving holder-carrying wheel for effecting the travel of the match-blocks, in combination with the movable gravityplunger for pressing the paper down upon the blocks and the means for operating said plunger, consisting of the lever having the tappet, the rotating shaft deriving power from the holder-carrying wheel, and the cam of said shaft operating under the tappet of the lever, substantially as herein described.

In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

GEORGE GRISEL. FRANK SEVERIO.

\Vitnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, H. F. AscHEcK. 

